Guests:
Richard
Engel
Gerard
Biard – Editor Charlie
Hebdo
Robert
Gibbs
Kelly
O'Donnell
Carol Lee
Michael
Steele
Sen.
Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
Dan
Pfeiffer – White House Advisor
Todd:
omg there are terror raids
all
over the world including Belgium
Engel:
Belgian cops got into
a
shootout with terrorists
Todd:
sounds like Belgian
police
are on it
Engel:
hercule poirot
has cracked
the case
Engel:
of course the
Europeans are
bombing ISIS
Engel:
but let's be honest
bombing
people is America's thing
Metz:
terror is cheap but it
can
have a big impact –
it's
got a great return on investment
Engel:
ISIS has gained credibility
since
America started bombing it
Engel:
ISIS is telling supporters
don't
come here – do you terror right
at
home which is appealing to
lazy
would be terrorists
Engel:
Muslims all over the world
are
angry about cartoons
Todd:
how do we win hearts
and
minds like we did so well in Vietnam?
Engel:
it's not about hearts and minds
Todd:
oh no?
Engel:
no you have to find
and
destroy ISIS
Todd:
what else?
Engel:
there are 3,000
motherfucking
ISIS fighters in Turkey
Todd:
that quite a few
Engel:
damn fucking right it is Todd
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Gerard and my condolences
Biard:
merci charlie
Todd:
how did you put the new issue out
Biard:
it was very difficult and emotional
Todd:
I can imagine
Biard:
some people were there
during
the attack and are still in the hospital
Todd:
I hope they had good
insurance
or they will go bankrupt
Biard:
this is a civilized nation Charles
Todd:
the Pope says if someone
insults
his mother he will punch
him
in the face
Biard:
when we draw cartoons
of
Mohammed we are defending
the
freedom of religion because
religion
should be private and not public
Todd:
I see
Biard:
secularism promotes peace
Todd:
so you don't attack religion
Biard:
religion has no place in politics
Todd:
some news organizations
won't
run your cartoons
Biard:
that cartoon is symbol of freedom
and
liberty and when newspapers blur it
out
they are blurring out democracy
Todd:
are you part of our
war against radicals?
Biard:
we must stop conflating
the
murderers and the victims
Todd:
but some say both sides do it
Biard:
we are not warriors –
we
are defending freedom of
conscience
and democracy
Todd:
thanks for coming
[ break ]
Todd:
should governments ask
people
not to burn Korans or is
that
a violation of freedom of speech
Gibbs:
well sure because we need
to
remind people we're not at war with Islam
Todd:
people want to stand with
Charlie
Hebdo but on the other hand
Americans
are saying oh boy they
don't
support my religion
O'Donnell:
exactly Americans want
to
support free speech for the
magazine
to mock muslims
Todd:
what if Charlie Hebdo mocked Jesus
– would
Republicans support them so much?
Steele:
ha ha no not so much Chuck
Todd:
how should Americans
respond
to cold-blooded murder?
Lee:
the white house is trying to balance
being
against murder but also not
making
Charlie Hebdo the official
publication
of the US government
Todd:
the white house won't say radical islam!!
Lee:
Congress wants to hear
Obama
say we're at war muslims!
[ break ]
Todd:
welcome Senator Graham
Graham:
good morning Todd
Todd:
Lindsay we keep killing terrorists
but
terrorism doesn't go away so what
went
wrong with our strategy
Graham:
we didn't bomb Iraq a
nd
Syria enough
Todd:
I see
Graham:
terrorism exists in the world
because
Obama withdrew from Iraq
Todd:
so what's the answer
Graham:
stop all terrorists all over the world
Todd:
ok but how
Graham:
we must get all bad
people out of Syria
Todd:
um okay
Graham:
we must have no-fly zone
over
Syria – that should end the war there
Todd:
what do you say to people
who
don't want to start two more wars
Graham:
you either fight them
over
there or fight them here
Todd:
it's an oldie but a goodie
Graham:
let's re-invade Iraq and
get
it right this time!
Todd:
should we also bomb Nigeria
Graham:
no that terror killing
of
innocents doesn't count
Todd:
of course no
Graham:
if we invade Iraq and
Syria
then boko haram will get
scared
and go away
Todd:
President Obama says more
sanctions
would hurt chances for a deal
Graham:
we would like a deal but
we
need to send a message to Iran
is
if you walk away from deal we
will
have more sanctions
Todd:
interesting
Graham:
I would forgo sanctions if he
agreed
to bring a deal to the Senate
so
we can call him weak and sabatoge it
Todd:
you said the President
is
getting people killed
Graham:
yes Iraq is a violent place
because
of Barack Obama
Todd:
could you expand on that
Graham:
thousands of Syrians have
been
killed because of Obama
Todd:
are you going to run for President?
Graham:
I'm definitely thinking about
it
because the world is falling apart
and
I was proven right that Obama
should
not have invaded Iraq in 2003
Todd:
thanks for coming Linds
[
break ]
Todd:
oh my god the Mitt is back
Romney:
the rich are getting richer!
Reporter:
what do you think of
Mitt
Romney running again?
Obama:
no comment ha ha ha
Wall
Street Journal: if Mitt is the
answer
what is the question?
Audience:
name a person who
will
never be president
Murdoch:
fuck that guy!
Cruz:
he's a loser!
Walker:
he's out of touch!
Chaffetz:
well do you want
another
fucking Bush?
Todd:
Kelly it doesn't seem
like
anyone likes Mitt
O'Donnell:
people have been
telling him
for two years you
should've won and
he mistook
pity and politeness for sincerity
Todd:
Peggy Noonan says he
is
a downright moron
Steele:
he tried and he lost – end of story
Todd:
what about some fresh faces
Lee:
Clinton is old!
Todd:
she's got a point there Bob
Gibbs:
the point is Mitt is still a
terrible
candidate and kind of idiot
Todd:
so what about Hillary?
Gibbs:
she's going to run a
better
campaign this time
Todd:
how do you know?
Gibbs:
because she's going
to
hire Obama's team
O'Donnell:
it's Obama's third term!
Gibbs:
no that's a trap – she has
to
be her own person and not a
third
Obama or Bill Clinton term
Todd:
ooh
[
break ]
Todd:
omg Obama wants to raise
taxes
on the rich and close a trust fund
loophole
and give college away for free!
Todd:
Dan do you really think a GOP
Congress
will raise taxes on rich people
Pfeiffer:
oh sure why not
Todd:
because giving money to
rich
people is kind of their thing
Pfeiffer:
it's best for the country!
Todd:
no one in Washington thinks
Obama's
proposals can pass this Congress
Pfeiffer:
who cares – Obama is
trying
to help the middle class
Todd:
I know you said you would
veto Keystone
but Canada is our
BFF why not
let them build a huge
pipeline across our country
Pfeiffer:
it's a bad idea
Todd:
oh come one why not
throw
this bone to Canada
Pfeiffer:
because Obama is an
American
and not Canadian
and
Canada is not part of the U.S.
Todd:
don't tell Ted Cruz
Todd:
why not run an Iran
deal
past Congress?
Pfeiffer:
Lindsay Graham clearly
desperately
wants to be President
and
be Commander in Chief
well
guess what he's not
Todd:
why not give Congress a say?
Pfeiffer:
because they'd just
fuck
it up and start a war
Todd:
how can you be so sure?
Pfeiffer:
because they fuck everything up
Todd:
good point
[
break ]
Todd:
did you know Martin
Luther King
changed America?
Audience:
no!
Todd:
the deep south used to be
reliably
Democratic and then after
the
Civil Rights Act it went all Republican
Audience:
what a coincidence
Todd:
then the north was Republican
but
it's not any more
Todd:
and then lots of African-Americans
got
elected to Congress and we
got a whole
lot of black Senators
well seven actually
Todd:
and then there's President Obama
Todd:
forget the State of the Union
– look
at these State of the State addresses
Perry:
Obama says we can't have a
clean
environment and a
strong
economy – well I disagree
Christie:
people are terrified across America!
Todd:
Christie is very smart
Steele:
governors are great because
they
balanced budgets in the recession
Gibbs:
now that we're close a
Presidential
election it's time for
politicians
to pretend they care
about
the middle class
Todd:
are Jeb and Romney
squeezing Christie?
O'Donnell:
yes but be can defend
himself
by saying the terrible economy
is
the fault of Democrats in New Jersey
Lee:
New Jersey is total basket case!
Todd:
will gay marriage be a big
deal
in the 2016 election?
Steele:
darn right – the tea party is
going
to be really mad if a conservative
court
legalizes this immoral freedom
Todd:
they will argue that
forbidding
people from getting
married
will be about liberty
Todd:
giving the response to the
State
of the Union is a curse –
Bobby
Jindal got lost in a mansion
and
Marco Rubio stopped halfway
to
drink and Bob McDonnell is in prison
O'Donnell:
yes but Joni Ernst is
a
combat veteran so she's knows
all
about foreign policy
Todd:
and that's another
episode
of Meet The Press